Reversible or sidehill plow



D. J. ROOF.

REVERSIBLE 0R SI-DEHILL PLOW.

APPLICATION 11.50 SEPTA. 1919.

1,332,272. Patented Mar. 1920.,

DANIEL JULIAN ROOF, 0F GILBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA.

REVERSIBLE OR SIDEHILL PLOW.

Application filed September 4, 1919.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL JULIAN Roor. a citizen of the United States, residing at Gilbert, in the county of Lexington and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible or Sidehill Plows, of which the following is a specification.

The invention provides a plow which is particularly adapted for use on a hill, whereby a furrow may be formed when crossing and recrossing the ground, the plow being changed at the end of the furrow preliminary to rec-rossing the ground so that the earth may be thrown down hill when forming the furrow.

The invention provides novel means for mounting complemental plow shovels so that either one may be quickly thrown into operative position and held in place so as to effectively perform the work.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

The drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention and on reference thereto:-

Figure 1 is a side view of a reversible plow constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the drawing, by like reference characters.

The plow comprises a beam 1 is provided with handle bars 3. A standard 4 is secured to the beam 1 and its lower end is provided with a cam 5 and a projection 6. The cam 5 is approximately of oval shape and is disposed with similar portions upon opposite sides of the standard 4. The cam occupies a relatively horizontal position. The projection 6 is about in the plane of the cam 5.

A relatively short bar 7 is pivotally connected midway of its ends to the lower end of the standard 4 so as to turn about a vertical axis. A shaft 8 journaled vertically in the standard 4 and beam 1 has the bar 7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920. Serial No. 321,633.

hold the plow in the adjusted position. A

bracket 12 secured to the beam: 1 has its end portions extending upwardly, as indicated at 13 and notched in their upper ends to receive the lever 11 and thereby hold said lever in either one of its extreme positions, as shown by the full and dotted lines in Fig. 1. The ends of the bar 7 are reduced and standards 14 are pivoted thereto at 15. The standards 14 project above their pivot connection with the bar 7 so as to engage the lower portion of the standard 4. The upper end of one of the standards 14 engages the projection 6. whereas the upper end of the other standard 14 engages the cam 5. In this manner the shovel carried by one of the standards 14 is held out of action, whereas the shovel carried by the other standard is held in operative position. Plow shovels 16 are secured to the lower ends of the standards 14, one of such shovels being right hand and the other shovel left hand. When plowing the side of a hill in one direction, one of the shovels 16 is brought into operative position so as to throw the slice of earth down hill. When the end of the furrow has been reached, the bar 7 is reversed so as to bring the other plow shovel in position for operation upon recrossing the side of the hill. The bar 7 is operated by means of the lever 11. To reverse the plow, the end of the lever 11 is grasped and lifted to disengage it from the upright 13 of the bracket after which the lever is swung to the opposite position and engaged with the other upright of the bracket 12. During the turning of the bar 7, the upper ends of the standards 14 ride upon the cam 5 and one of the plow shovels is thrown into operative position and the other brought into in operative position. it being understood only one of the plow shovels is brought into active operation at a time. A rod 17 connects the lower ends of the standards 14, whereby both standards are taneously when adjusting the plow.

Having thus fully described my invencaused to move simulof "the sh'oveljfbearing' standards to efieet recure by Letters Patent is 1. In a reversible plow,

ard, other standards provided with plow shovels pivoted near their upper ends to-opposite ends of the said bar, a rod connecting ards to cause them to move in unison and means carried by thelower' end of the main standard -v and v coact ng with the upper ends fvers n'g thereo'f'when turning the bar from il-oneposltion to another.

1B9. In av reversible plow, ,a horizontally disposed cam at the lower end. I

aiingstandards pivotednear their upper ends of the standard, a bar pivoted intermediate ofvits ends to the unain bearing standards pivoted fle ti v "conneetingj .the lower ends standard, shovel oifithe barandhaving their upper ends proeooperatewith the said cam, a rod bearing standards and means forturning 'l'l thebar,andholding 1t 1n the required adj usted. position.

3. In a-plow,a beam, a standard carried 1 by the beam, a vertical shaft mounted in the standard. and beam,

- lower end of the a shaft a bar secured to-- the o turn therewith, a

lever at theupperendof theshaft and servkazing as means to effect lazturningthereof,

a standard,'a bar pivoted intermediate ot'its ends toifthe standstandards to cause a main 7 standard,

toopposite ends.

of the shovel :means'moun'ted upon-thebeam toengage the lever and hold it in the adjusted position, shovel bearing standards pivoted near their upper ends toioppositefiiends of the bar, connecting means between the shovel bearing them to move in unison and means at the lower end of the main fits-the lower' e'nds oftheshovel bearinga standmfstandard and cooperating with :the; upper ends of theshovel bearing standards to hold the'latt'er inthe"r'equired adjusted position.

4:. A side hill plow, comprising abeam, a standard-carried bfy the beam, a cam and projection at'the'lower end ofthe standard, a vertiealsliaiit mounted in-the standard and beam, abar securedfinteri'nediate of its-ends to the shaft toturn therewith, shovel bearto the bar and adapted to have theirjupper ends coact with the said am and projection, means connect ng the shovel bearmgstand- :ards to cause them to move inunison, a lever T. C. GALLISON,

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